National Evaluation of the COPS Program: Ten Case Studies September 2000

To complement the national evaluation of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, a separate effort developed case studies of 10 police departments that received COPS funding. The 10 sites were chosen for study because they seemed to show varying degrees of success in making the transition to community policing. The case studies describe how those departments attempted to change their overall policing strategy as they applied for, received, then implemented COPS grants. This supplemental effort was conducted through the John F. Kennedy School of Government's Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management. Case Studies: Albany, NY Colorado Springs, CO Fremont, CA Knoxville, TN Lowell, MA Portland, OR Riverside, CA St. Paul, MN Savannah, GA Spokane, WA